Chimera
by John Barth
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394481399
- ISBN 13
- 9780394481395
- Seller
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Swanton, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
FIRST EDITION. Random House, 1972. HARDCOVER. Dust jacket, now in a clear plastic archival cover, has a half-inch closed tear and one smaller. Page ends lightly soiled. Text is clean, unmarked. Binding is strong and square. NOT ex-library.
Synopsis
John Simmons Barth (born May 27, 1930) is an American novelist and short-story writer. His novel, Chimera , was the recipient of the National Book Award in 1973. The novel is a fabulous post-modern retelling of three famous myths. The first, the Dunyazadiad is a retelling of the story of Scheherazade, the famed storyteller of the One Thousand and One Nights. The second novella entitled Perseid, follows the forty-year old Greek hero Perseus in his struggle to obtain immortality. The third and final novella, Bellerophoniad, chronicles the story of Bellerophon, another ancient Greek hero. These stories are told with an interesting and varying perspective, examining the myths’ relationships and how they conform to reality.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wood Thrush Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2570
- Title
- Chimera
- Author
- John Barth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394481399
- ISBN 13
- 9780394481395
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972